What does Galatians 4:13 mean?

Galatians 4:13 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Galatians 4:13 today?

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Galatians 4:13 Meaning

Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

Context Explained

11I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

12Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.

13Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

14And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

15Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

Key Themes

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Source: Galatians 4:13